Police confirmed that a male had been detained after the bottle landed behind the Olympic runners as they were called to the set position.

It landed behind Yohan Blake’s lane a few yards behind the runners, but did not affect the start.

Dutch judoka Edith Bosch appeared to claim to have challenged the man.

The Twitter account @edithbosch posted: “A drunken guest throws a bottle for me on the track! I HAVE BEATEN HIM... Unbelievable! Mad disrespectful”

Justin Gatlin said: "There was a little distraction (at the start) and I didn't know what it was. You could hear a pin drop. You just have to block it out. It was a great race, one in the history books and I'm glad to be a part of it. The crowd were electrifying."